Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-03
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8. 1887.

Irersuns VITO may b employad aa uns
t1@a % garry cut tie nos. ARfaed 10.
Cgtcheo1, af Mlchinan. o2ero1 al
ame1duknE , osidina that TIE expeFs
% Be eppolnt~d shall ba &ppoinied an
der tbs civil Sergies rulsa.
This wns voted d0wR. hut Gutcheun
raised the poiut % no dhoFum and the
Coumiltss roe. Ths Hoass then 3D.
isuFned.
Easertng the GFxnnlxasssn e Alaska.
WAsHEaruE. Feh 2-Fhs House
COMMITTEE on Territories 60 dRv favnF-
J sbiy considered the bin for the orrani.
EafioR Of the Territory of Alaska Tha
bill provides for the establishuent Of
civil eoSernmenf over all The couutrx
eeded b Russia 10 the Uuitsd States
under the nane Of Alaska and desiR
mates TIE tosn Of Sitka the SEA Of gov
ernmenk It also provides that the Ter
titory aAAll be entitled 10 . DeleQafe In
the national House Of Representatives
% Be elected b. the Qa li6ea votsEs Of
the Territory.
TIE Hawaiian FTrsasy nefore the
cabznes.
WAEzEN0EoE, Feb. 2.--Af the Cabinet
meeting yesterday, attended bY all tie
members, one Of the principal topics of
diaguszisn vas the Hawaiian treaty and
The amendmsnt By the Senate. The
Rreaident'a answer 70 she Hnuse
resolution calling attention 30 this treaty
was - the efeot that matters had nss
pfeeeeded farther than tke meFesf pre-
liminaFies. TIE resolufion adoplsd By
the Senate Fasiaed the treaty. bnt With
an amendment eedinR part Of q river
harbor TO the Uniied States for q coal
Ing station. The explanation Of this
apparent contradiction seems 10 be that
the amendment made By she Senate re
qaires tie approval of the Executive
and Of the Hawaiian authorities before
the transsction can Be considered CON-
plete. The Presidsnt seems 20 have
taken the liberty 10 state 10 the Honse
that certain things had not been dons
and also 10 communieaie certain papers
which were directly called foR. bot, an
aeF the rules and current practice re- |
gardiRe executive business IN which the |
Senate takes part, he was prohibited |
from commenting en- the matter further i
or entering into a. explanation.
Gevernmehs AID for Texas Farmers.
After some discussion as 30 the coa-
sfit0ti0nality Of the measure, the Senate /
passed special appropriation Of $40 000
for the special distribution Of SEEDS IL 1
the dfoaght-strioken sections Of Texas.
The cabines On Interstate eemmeres
WAsHrE0roN, Feb. Lat the Cabinet
meeting today. contrary to expectations,
the Interstate Commerce bill vas not
taken up for consideration, and % far
as known nothing Was said 20 indiesse
any probable acfisn thereon. It u sur
missed thai the President will announee
his Views on the subject 81 the Cabinet
ct its meeting on Thursday.
senator marrisen'a nsfeaa.
IEDIAHkPoLs. Feb. 2-During the call
Of roll IN the House Of Representatives
to-day, Robinson rose and made state
nenB OF an agreement entered into By
himself and Gates, Glover and Maokey,
TO secure the election Of Allen. He
added that he was nos convinced that
Il vas hopellss to endeavor to elect 10
the Senate any man not member Of
one Of the two great parties. and as his
constituents we're urgent In their de-
nande, he had decided 60 cast his vote
for Turpie. This announcement vas
greeted With wild cheers from the Dem
0crata. Gates, Glover and Maekey, the
Republican Labor members, then made
their brief explanations and cast their
ballots for Harrison, the vote standing J
TuFpie, Is; Harrison. "a In the senate
TurPie received 30 and Harrison Is. In
the House. Tarpie "A and Harrison IS |.
Immediately ou the declaration OF the ,
House roll. Speaker 6ayer announced /.
that there was no election, and passed .
the figures TO President Smith Of the .
Senate, whOse privilege Il 10, under an !
agreement, 10 announce the fetal vote, !
and he at onoe called out that David
Turpis hsd been elected Senator Of the
United States, - serve SIX years from
the 4sh Of March next. ssyar declared
that 5mith Was a usurpoF and bad no | :
right TO make snch an anouncement aa
the President Of the joint convention, !
but the Speakers remarks we're IN /
heeded. The announcement was made :
a. above Altar the ann0uncement Of =
the vote, Gardiner. Republioan, moved /
that the joint convention meet to-mor- !
TOW and o4st their bal OF for II nrison,
thus making up formal case for pre-
sentation TO the United States Senate.
The New Terk strike.
NEw YonK, Feb. 2.-Rhe streets along
the river front this morning presented !
q Sunday like appearance. iastead Of Z
the rush Of vehicles Of all kinds In every ]
direction, there were only few trucks I
and horse cars 10 be seen here and
there. The majority Of the big railroad 1
freight receiving and delivery TieFs /
we're closed, aud work was aimost aus- I
pended. The exception was in the case !
Of Pier No. 5, Of the Pennsylvania, 4
where dozen men were put 70 work. {
The Arizona, of the Guion Line, ar :
rived today and men viii Be put to work /
On Der. TIE Wyoming, the agent said, /
would sail today.
NEW PLAN on wuRK.
The Trtbsns today said: st 10 stated :
that the NEXT step to be taken By the
leaders Of the strikers is 70 put into Z
operation the Irish plan Of campaign.
That is. orders viii Be issued 10 all
members Of the Knights Of Labor ard /.
other organizations which can be csn-
trollsd by District Assembly No. - 70 /.
refuse 70 pay any rent 70 landla.ds, bot !.
TO pay the rent money into fund which J
viii 20 % support shs strikers. me
plan hes beea diHossd in all seriousness :
by the strikers and 10 10 asserted poai- !
lively By some Of then thai IL !
will Be put into operation next Monday. :
When asked what would be done with /.
the svicted people. one Of them replied: :
-You can't evfet Q whole city" The :
eurisus feasare Of the strike 10 that the
quarters Of the DisfFies Assembly, No. !
20. are without eoal, and the ofhoers and 2
the committees Of the distriet and their z
visitors have 10 kesp warm by wood IRE.
Master Workman Qoina VS. requested :
~ sone BFookiyn peopie yesterday 10 :
permit q barge Of coal uhioh vas :
destined for free distnoation AMONG /.
the poor 10 be unioaded. He at once
vent 70 Brooklyn te make The necessary !
and Put pioke1s Oh the !
coal 20 zee that none of tt vas sold.
Ths following APPEAL was Issued yes-
tsrday:
To wAom Il naeg cencsyns After ave
weeks Of ssrnQRik witn the ooal ooFpsE-
atoms eontro linz the Jersey ooasttwe = !,
and IL necessary % appeal 90 all tnoee !
having the interests Of Humanity e 2
We say, for this Il 2
struggle not fer themselves, b1f for tbs Z
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